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agt_spooky) wrote2014-11-21 09:21 am
The Sentinel rewatch - Night Train
This is another of my favorite episodes, in part because of the infamous "SenQuil" cold medicine it introduced, which even inspired an actual TV commercial on UPN!
OMG, Blair dancing and banging on the drum trying to help Jim kick his cold - "sonic antihistamine" and his "stew" of twigs cooking on the stove. "Any illegal substances?" LOL! Gives Blair his used kleenex - "Here hold this." Gross! LOL!
TS always had a thing with big vehicles - helicopters, buses, trains
If they were supposed to have a whole car to themselves why not one at the back of the train that could be closed off so other passengers couldn't walk through it?
Oh Blair, smitten by another pretty face. [shakes head] And Jim makes sure to move him away and handcuff him to the witness, then instead of sitting in the comfortable seat next to her, perches next to Blair. Territorial a bit there, Jim? Ha!
"Don't you think we should have some kind of secret password?" - "Why don't you say 'Who is it?' and I'll say 'Ellison' and then you open the door." LOL!
Jim refuses Blair's natural remedies and then ends up taking a chemical cold medicine. SenQuil to the rescue! Or not, eh? See, Jim, you should've listened to Blair! Great special effects here as Jim's senses go haywire. Love Blair's response when Jim describes what's going on with his senses - "Sounds like menopause" - LOL Blair!
Second time Jim hands Blair his gun. I wonder if Blair could've really pulled the trigger. I say no, which is why he wouldn't be cut out to be a cop. But that's a discussion for season four. :-)
We're seriously supposed to believe that Jim could've fallen out the train's window and grabbed onto a chain underneath it and hooked his legs around it? And then somehow pull himself along underneath it? Yeah, there's some suspension of disbelief right there!
LOVED seeing the flashback of Blair testing Jim's senses with his homemade contraption. I wish we'd seen more of this during the series. Blair very much in "Guide" mode. And I'm glad Jim remembers what Blair taught him and uses it.
"I got it for my Bar Mitzvah". I think that was a throwaway line that ended up taking on a life of its own in fandom.
Again with the good stunt work on the show as "Jim" hops from the car onto the train.
"Together you guys have everything I've been searching for in a man. Now if I could just find THAT man" - sorry, sweetheart, these guys are already spoken for. :-)
Touchy-feely at the end there, Jim! You really do love patting Blair on the face, don't you? Hee!
Tune in Monday for Rogue where the "Guide" was born!
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Jim under the train truly requires suspension of disbelief as you say and, this early on in the show, must have had one or two people thinking how ridiculous the whole thing was.
I too wish we had seen more of Blair testing Jim's abilities in the show.
I confess I never really understood why Jim would handcuff Blair to the witness. He is there on a 90 day pass to observe Jim and it seems an odd thing to do for a seasoned police officer.
On a shallow note both guys look good in this episode. :)
Overall, an enjoyable episode....as indeed were most of those in the first season.
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Not only was hanging under the train ridiculous, but so was Jim then trying to answer his phone! LOL!
Yeah, I guess we saw most of Blair's testing in the field, instead of in a lab, but it would've been nice to see more of him in Guide/teacher mode in his own "environment".
You know, I never even thought about Jim handcuffing the prisoner to a non-police officer! Yes, what WAS he thinking?? Or he already considers Blair a cop and his true partner. :-)
Oh my yes they looked good! Even when Jim was all dirty and greasy from being under the train. *g*